Joseph Sandor – Member, Board of Directors at FAIR

Hoagland-Metzler Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University

Former President and CEO of Creative Procurement Strategies, Joseph Sandor was appointed the Hoagland-Metzler Endowed Professor of Practice in Supply Management at Michigan State University’s (MSU) Eli Broad Graduate School of Management in 2006. At MSU, he co-directs the annual Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Executive Seminar and the Broad Executive Summit.

Prior to forming Creative Procurement Strategies, where he advised clients such as Harley-Davidson, Rolls-Royce, Whirlpool, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Motorola, and ConAgra, Mr. Sandor was CPO and director of Corporate Purchasing and Logistics for the Sara Lee Corporation for 15 years. At Sara Lee he was responsible for nearly $12 billion in annual purchases. He earlier held positions at Beatrice, NL Industries and General Motors.

Mr. Sandor earned a BA from the University of Miami and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He has Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) and Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) credentials and was an adjunct professor at The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is active in the Institute for Supply Management. He has published articles on supply chain management in CPO Agenda, Supply Chain Management Review, and Inside Supply Management.